With the continuous development of economy, people\'s quality of life has been greatly improved, and there are certain requirements for appearance. A clean and tidy appearance can make themselves and others feel comfortable. As a household appliance, the electric iron can smooth the wrinkles on the clothes and add extra points to the appearance. However, in order to export electric irons to Korea, KC certification is indispensable.

On July 24th, 2023, the European Commission published the Directive (EU) 2023/1526 in its official gazette, aiming at amending the 41a exemption for lead in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in Annex IV of the EU RoHS Directive, which came into effect on the 20th day after its publication.

Recently, the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) of Vietnam has made some major revisions to the certification requirements/plans.

With the improvement of people\'s living standards, every household can see the figure of air conditioning, but long-term exposure to air conditioning environment will lead to dry mouth and tight skin. As a household appliance to increase room humidity, humidifier can effectively increase indoor humidity, moisten dry air and bring us a comfortable experience. However, if you want to export humidifiers to the EU market, CE certification is indispensable.

Sweeping robot, also known as automatic cleaner, intelligent vacuum cleaner, robot vacuum cleaner, etc., is a kind of intelligent household appliances, which can automatically clean the floor in the room with artificial intelligence. Generally, it adopts the methods of brushing and vacuum to absorb ground debris into its own garbage storage box first, so as to complete the function of ground cleaning. However, the sweeping robot belongs to electronic products, and it needs ROHS certification if it wants to export into the EU market.

Smart household appliances can automatically clean the floor in the room with certain artificial intelligence. Generally, it adopts the methods of brushing and vacuum, and absorbs the ground debris into its own garbage storage box first, thus completing the function of ground cleaning. However, the intelligent sweeper belongs to the control scope of 3C certification, and it is necessary to apply for 3C certification if you want to sell it in China.

On June 22, 2023, the Department of Commerce and Trade (DBT) issued Announcement No. 0084/23, amending the list of designated toy safety standards used to demonstrate compliance with the Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/1811). These standards came into effect on June 22, 2023, covering England, Scotland, and Wales.

On July 17th, 2023, the European Union published the amendment regulation (EU) 2023/1464 on the restrictions of REACH in its official gazette, and added the restrictions on formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing substances in Article 77 in the restrictions (Annex XVII of REACH). This clause will take effect on the 20th day after the publication of the official bulletin of the European Union.